10 dead, 18 injured in mass stabbing in Saskatchewan, Canada
Canada’s public safety minister confirmed that the parole board’s decision to release Myles Sanderson from minimum security incarceration will be reviewed as the hunt for the missing suspect enters its fourth day.
“I’m sure the Parole Board of Canada will conduct an investigation into the decision,” said Marco Mendicino.
Saskatchewan police said they no longer believe he is in the provincial capital, Regina, or the James Smith Cree Nation, where the sighting of the 30-year-old man was reported Tuesday.
“We received information today that led us to believe that he may no longer be in this community,” said Regina Police Chief Evan Bray.
A day earlier, Damien Sanderson, 31, the second suspect and Myles’ brother, was found dead from wounds that did not appear to be self-inflicted, police said.
His body was recovered in a heavily grassed area of the James Smith Cree Nation near a house police were examining.
The two men were named by police in connection with the violence that left 10 people dead and 18 others injured in a spate of stabbings at 13 locations in the province of Saskatchewan, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).
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James Smith Cree Nation reaches GoFundMe goal of $100,000 and asks not to contribute to other online fundraisers
The James Smith Cree Nation’s GoFundMe campaign reached its $100,000 goal Tuesday and sent out a statement informing the public that no other online fundraising campaign has been endorsed by the First Nation.
“The leadership of the James Smith Cree Nation is grateful to all donors who have contributed funds to support their affected members,” the statement, shared on Twitter, said.
“Please help us spread the word that no other crowdfunding campaign has been endorsed by James Smith Cree Nation or JSCN-EOC.”
Johanna Chisholm September 7, 2022 2:33 p.m
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Parole board’s decision to release Myles Sanderson to be investigated, security minister says
Canada’s Minister of Public Safety Marco Mendicino confirmed that an investigation will be conducted into the February 2022 decision by a parole board to release Myles Sanderson from minimum security incarceration.
“I’m sure the Parole Board of Canada will conduct an investigation into the decision,” Mendicino told reporters in Vancouver, according to the CBC. “I think the process for a review starts there, but it certainly doesn’t end there.”
In August 2021, Myles Sanderson was moved to a care facility, but that release was suspended in November after he reportedly violated his probation by lying to his probation officer.
In February 2022, the board overturned that suspension and ruled that the 30-year-old’s original release should stand, noting in the decision, which came just seven months before the fatal stabbing attacks, which do not “present an undue effect.” risk to society”.
“There will be an appropriate time and place to review policies and resources and we need to embrace that review, we need to be transparent with Canadians to make sure this kind of thing never happens again,” he said .
Johanna Chisholm September 7, 2022 1:55 p.m
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White House press secretary acknowledges Saskatchewan stabbings at address
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre commented on the Saskatchewan stabbing Tuesday, calling it “senseless.”
“We stand with Canada, our ally and neighbor and all those affected by this tragedy and condemn this senseless violence,” Jean-Pierre said during a White House briefing.
Johanna Chisholm September 7, 2022 1:30 p.m
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Saskatchewan public schools in “withdrawal and security” until further notice
ICYMI: Saskatchewan’s public schools divisions announced Tuesday that schools in their network would remain on “hold and secure” until further notice as one of the suspects in the mass stabbing remains at large.
“As we prepare to welcome students back into the classroom after this Labor Day weekend, we do so with heavy hearts,” the Northwest School Division wrote in a statement on your website.
“With a suspect still at large, we will be hyper vigilant to maintain the safety of students, faculty and staff at the school. All schools will be on Hold & Secure until further notice,” the statement said, noting that this it will mean that the doors to the building will be closed for the entire school day, breaks and breaks will be indoors and guests will not be allowed to enter. the building.
“Once again, thank you for your continued partnership with us as we work to keep our school community safe and aware of this evolving situation,” he concluded.
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Myles Sanderson went to Regina after mass stabbing to say goodbye.
When Myles Sanderson was last seen on Sunday morning in Regina, more than 300 km away from where a bloody series of stabbing attacks took place on the James Smith Cree Nation hours earlier, it was said who was doing one last round of goodbyes to family and friends.
The Daily Beast exclusively reported, citing unnamed sources who were close to the hunt for the 30-year-old suspect, that Myles drove into town “to see [those Regina connections] for the last time.”
Some of the report’s sources told The Daily Beast that one of the theories they currently suspect is that the living suspect has since died by suicide.
“If Myles Sanderson was alive and someone was taking him in somewhere, we’d already know,” one of the sources cited in the story told The Daily Beast.
Johanna Chisholm September 7, 2022 12:24 p.m
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An 11-year-old boy injured in the attacks saw his mother and older brother die.
Brian Burns, a resident of the James Smith First Nation, was out of town at a horse racing competition on Sunday when he heard the news that his wife, Gloria Burns, and their 28-year-old son, Gregory Burns , had all died at the hands of two men suspected of having committed one of Canada’s deadliest mass murders.
“Wow, no, the wake up call this morning,” she wrote on Facebook the morning of the mass stabbing. Mr Burns’ other son, Dayson, 11, was also stabbed and injured in the attack. He was released from the hospital Monday with stitches, but the trauma of watching his mother and brother die is a wound his father says will likely never heal.
“It’s hard when my kids cry at night for their mother,” he wrote Tuesday, noting that the family was unable to return to the house “to get anything” because there was “too much blood” in the house that he and theirs. “Woman Built Together”
“Even when the RCMP is done collecting evidence and the autopsy is done, they’re bringing in professional cleaners,” she added, not knowing if her remaining children will ever want to enter the family home where they saw two of their own die.
Johanna Chisholm September 7, 2022 11:35 am
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Trudeau offers “necessary resources” to help catch Myles Sanderson
ICYMI: “Our goal is to be there with the supports that are needed right now at this time of crisis,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said at a press conference in Vancouver on Tuesday afternoon.
“As a federal government, we are making sure that all the resources that the police and the jurisdiction need are given to be able to put an end to this situation and allow people to grieve without fear and begin the healing process that they will need for a long time, very long, because it was an incredibly horrific and traumatic event.”
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Graeme Massie September 7, 2022 11:05 am
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Police say they believe Myles Sanderson is no longer in Regina
Regina Police Chief Evan Bray provided an update on the manhunt for Myles Sanderson Tuesday night, describing how authorities now believe the remaining suspect in the Saskatchewan stabbings has left the provincial capital. queen
“In the early hours of Sunday we had information that proved to be reliable that Myles Sanderson was in our community and as a result the Regina Police Service was assisting the RCMP in trying to locate him,” began the head in a video address posted to your address. Twitter.
“Today we received information that led us to believe that he may no longer be in this community.”
The chief went on to explain that while investigators “don’t know his whereabouts,” Regina police are continuing to assist with this RCMP-led investigation and will continue to search for him “not only in the city of Regina but expanding in the province”. too.
Johanna Chisholm September 7, 2022 10:27 am
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RMCP issues statement on search for suspects
ICYMI: “Following further investigation into reports of possible sightings of Myles Sanderson on the James Smith Cree Nation, RCMP have determined that he is not in the community. RCMP continue to search for Myles Sanderson,” they stated .
“As the whereabouts of Myles Sanderson remain unknown, the emergency alert is active for the entire province and we continue to urge the public to take appropriate precautions.”
Graeme Massie September 7, 2022 9:03 am
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Everything we know about Damien and Myles Sanderson in the deadly attack
ICYMI: Two men are suspected of carrying out a series of stabbings in Saskatchewan in one of the deadliest mass murders in Canadian history.
One of the men, Damien Sanderson, was found dead Monday morning near a home that was being examined by police on the James Smith Cree Nation as part of the investigation.
The other man, Myles Sanderson, 30, remains at large with police insisting on the latest briefings that they are still working under the assumption that the suspect is somewhere in Regina, where he was reportedly seen for the last time on Sunday morning, despite this. …